Mohave County miner., 1887-12-31

The Sheriffs Office and Jaiier's room
will be completed next week. Contractor
Michael il pushing the work as fast as the
weather will permit.
The largest stock OF candies in tbs
county, consisting OF fall assortment d
the finest French cream, as well as the
common candies. at Watkins Bros
We keep in our ice house fresh oysters
dressed poultry Of all kinds, fish, shrimp'
and crabs, and can ill orders at an,
time. TAGaARr & Co.
Meerschaum pipes, cigar and cigarette
holders in great variety, mustachs cups
with saucers, smoking sets and othel
handsome articles for gentlemen at Tag
gart & Co.'S. +
Chas Houser, who recently arrived
here from the East, is an old friend OF w
z. Frost, they having worked together q.
Omaha and Kansas City in days gone by
Mr.. Houser il pleasant gentleman. ant
we welcome him to our midst.
The regular passenger train due here or
Thursday morning did not arrive unit
Friday morning at 7:30. The cause o.
the delay was not learned, but it is pre-
sumed TO be owing TO a heavy snow storm
In Kansas, which blocked the Santa FL
RID.
T.. J. God nan is a candidate for In,
Clerkship OF the Board Of Supervisors
Mr.. Goiman is energetic, capable, homes
and accommodating, and the Board car
endorse the sentiment OF the people o
this county by appointing him to thit
| position.
John Kennedy, well-known miner o
Stockton Hill, was taken with sever
attack OF pneumonia Tuesday last. For
number of days his life was despaired of
but at this writing he il improving. HI
IL at the Kingman Hotel, under the ear
Of DIR. Sherman.
J. G. Allyn has akin OF Gila monste
nicely tanned and is awaiting the openinl
OF the Gila monster season next year +
secure the skin Of another, when he viii
have pair OF slippers made OF them
They will be handsomer than alligato
and Just as durable.
| JEFF Shipp, young and enterprisin
stockraiser OF the Santa Maria, arrive,
here recently. He lives in a warme
climate than this and says 80 far thi
winter he has seen no snow In his sectio
and only the Groupings" Of frost. II
expects to have Young grass for his cattl
in Febru Try next.-Prescott Courier.
Judge John NJ. Murphy returned iron
bis trip to California on Thursday morn
ing. Mr.. Murphy will spend the mex
few weeks at Cerbat and Mineral Park
looking after his mining interests in those
localities. The Judge considers the min
ing outlook for this county better thai
ever, and says that California capital i
attracted this way.
The sports Of Peach Springs had con
siderable fun one day this week at slug
ging match in that place between q loca
sport and travelling tinker, who though
that he could doup anyone in the country
A few rounds satisfied the tinker that
there was at least one better man il
Peach Springs, and he is now undergoing
repairs and will retire from the ring
The horse race which was to tak'
place on the Sandy On christmas da.
between horses owned by Mcclure ant
Brown did not take place, owing to sh,
failure Of the latter to put in an appear
ance. A race has been made for New
Years day, to take place on the sam,
ground, between Mcclure and Cornwall
horses. Both parties own fast borses anc
they are backing them to win.
During the month Of November there
were carried West over the Atlantic
p sciic Railroad 1887 passengers, daily
average Of 333 10 the first two weeks in
December there were carried 4,O42, or 9
daily average of 289. The freight block
ade on this road is thing Of the past
and now, with the track i'm good SHAPE
and the ten or twelve new engines 70
Gently arrived. freight and passenger
traffic is pleasant, smooth and regular.
Christmas In Kingman was observed il
the usual quiet manner. On Christmas
eve two trees, one at the residence OF w
II. Taggart and the other at the residence
OF q. w. Beecher. were unloaded Of their
tokens OF good will and love to the chill
dren. Christmas day dinners were given
at the hotel and RESTAURANTS and at D
number Of private residences and all were
eniyyei, IA Christmas dinners always are
No disturbance Of any kind occurred, and
all Kingman vas happy and contented.
As the editor turned the corner oi
Front and Third streets. in the midst of a
gale OF wind, tin cans and rubbish flying
hish H4Iaey's yOi,.e WA heard siD1iny.